Picture Yourself Networking Your Home Or Small Office

Book excerpt: COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS & NETWORKING. "Picture Yourself Networking Your Home or Small Office" shows even novice readers how to set up and properly wire a home or small office network. A comprehensive guide to home networking, the book leads readers step-by-step through the entire process, including equipment and parts selection, tool requirements, network wiring and installation, and initial installation and set-up of the necessary software. Each step is detailed with diagrams and pictures to clearly illustrate the skills being taught. Readers will find coverage of a "smart home" control computer, a media center PC, internet modem and firewall, end-user workstations, IP phones and video cameras, and even information on how to manage upgrades and patches once everything has been installed.